> From: Jeffrey Janner [mailto:jeffrey.jan...@polydyne.com] 
> Subject: RE: Max value of MaxPermSize

> The permgen is actually a section of the heap.

Not really true.

> So if you want a 1GB permgen, you'll need at least 
> a 1GB heap size

Definitely not true.  Although PermGen is managed as a heap, it is sized 
independently of the main heap; the -Xmx size emphatically does NOT include 
space for PermGen.  PermGen and the main heap are allocated contiguously (in 
virtual space), but the sizes are unrelated.

 - Chuck


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